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mrtcat last won the day on March 15 2018

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  1. mrtcat
    Completely agree. The ipx cable is rubbish. I went through 2 in 4 months before sending my UE6s off to Lugs for him to replace the connector to allow me to use a better (and far more sensibly priced) cable. The IPX cable is just overpriced rubbish.
  2. mrtcat
    It really has turned out to be one of my favourites. I think it's just the simplicity of a precision and the fact that that neck is more J than P. It's the bloody venues. Feels like they just hate all bands and they all lie their thruppney bits off to the client about how their noise restrictions aren't ever a problem. You're constantly having to refer them to the contract the client has signed and you can never just enjoy the playing. Love December though. Lots of corporate Xmas parties so you get treated far better.
  3. mrtcat started following Finding a band to join , 2025 GAS list , Who Needs A Bass Amp? and 3 others
  4. mrtcat
    Literally nothing on my gas list. I'm back up to about 100 function gigs a year and it's kinda sucked the joy out of playing so I don't really care what gear I'm using. I have a nice amp, a squier 40th anniversary p bass and my in ears. That's all I need. I'll probably sell off some of my more valuable basses in 2025.
  5. mrtcat
    A lot of venues are aware of this and will have a contract with the client forbidding bands to use them. One of the bands I dep with got caught out and the venue asked them to pack up and leave. They had to comp the clients their full fee so just be careful.
  6. mrtcat
    This is exactly our experience too. Venues tell clients that "bands love it here and never struggle - it always sounds amazing" and then try to point the finger at the band when the limiter set to 89db trips just from the crowd clapping. We have clauses in our contract that squarely tell the client that we cannot be held responsible for poor sound in venues with these systems. Clients are definitely being ripped by venues that really should be clear that they're not suitable for bands before they take the customer's money off them.
  7. mrtcat
    Depends what type of gigs you play but in general we are seeing more and more of these. We do circa 100 weddings a year and there are noise restrictions in one form or another at probably 80% of these. A lot of venues are moving towards in house sound systems that have built in limiters that completely squash the life out of anything other than a whisper. The same venues usually have strict "no backline" policies. Any band doing what we do really needs to be onboard with working with a silent stage these days. When we get bigger venues with no restrictions we happily use amps though as its nice to cut loose a bit more from time to time.
  8. mrtcat
    I still enjoy the playing part but I can't say that playing covers at weddings excites me. It pays well enough for me to feel very fortunate to do it but it's definitely more about the money than the love of the gigs. I've done over 500 gigs with this band but it seems that the challenges (awkward venues, difficult clients, ridiculous noise limiters, rude guests etc etc) are becoming more frequent issues and it definitely has dulled the enjoyment side. It's a lot of driving too. That said, I'm a very average player who is paying bills by playing bass so I'm definitely not complaining.
  9. mrtcat
    Do you ever travel south? I'd take this if it wasn't so far away.
  10. mrtcat
    Haven't bought anything bass related this year. I've done 112 gigs so far and all I've spent on is fuel and tyres. I just don't crave stuff anymore. Bass playing has become nothing more than a means of earning and the less I spend, the more profitable it is.
  11. mrtcat
    Do you ever travel south? So tempted but this is miles away lol.
  12. mrtcat
    Last I heard, Lugs (based in Ireland not Devon) weren't doing any more reshells and were focusing purely on full builds. That said, the service is excellent and he has been known to have a good turnaround time. My Lugs pro 6 have been excellent and I'm really happy with them.
  13. mrtcat
    The NXL 24 is a world away from the evox range.
  14. mrtcat
    They'll have to prize my F112 from my cold dead hands when my time is up.
  15. mrtcat
    Sounds great but defo not too fast. Original is 152 bpm and you guys were around 140. Nice mix, can you have a word with our guitarist who does our sound. He seems to hate bass.
  16. mrtcat
    Buy a PA system and a van. As soon as word gets out you'll be swamped in offers.
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